A M v. State of Indiana

── A M v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 19S-JV-00603 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: November 12, 2019 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Kosciusko Category: Juvenile Decision: Affirmed Justice Rush, Justice David, and Justice Massa concur. Justice Slaughter concurs in result More than half a century ago, the Supreme Court of the United States avowed that a child’s right to counsel is neither “a formality” nor “a grudging gesture to a ritualistic requirement,” but rather “the essence of justice.” Kent v. United States, 383 U.S. 541, 561 (1966).